Bottle



(No Model.)

A. W. MORITZ.

BOTTLE.Y

Patented Mar. 30, 1897.

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ADOLPH IV. MORITZ, OF SOUTHFIELD, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICA'IION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 579,651, dated March30, 1897.

Application filed April 2 5, 1 8 9 6 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH W. MORITZ, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the town of Southeld, in the county of Richmond andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottles, of which the following is a speciiication, reference. being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars, and similar vessels; andthe object thereof is to provide a vessel of this class with a neckattachment whereby when the vessel has once been lled and the attachmentapplied the vessel may be emptied of its contents, but cannot berefilled or reused.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure l is acentral vertical section of the upper part of a bottle or other vesselprovided with my improved attachment, and Fig. 2 a side view thereof.

In the practice of my invention I provide'a bottle or vessel having aneck A, which is preferably provided with an annular shoulder orprojection a, and the inner walls of which are provided above saidannular shoulder or projection with notches or recesses a2, or theannular groove may be substituted for said notches or recesses, ifdesired. I also provide a cap or cover which consists of a tubularcasing B, the lower end of which is adapted to inclose the upper end ofthe neck and to rest on the .annular shoulder a, and the upper end ofwhich is conical in form, as shown at l), and provided with a centralopening b2 at the top thereof.

Secured within the cap or cover B or the body portion thereof is apartition-plate D, the central portion of which is curved upwardly, soas to form a conical upwardly-directed extension d, the upper end of.which is open and provided with a valve G, which is provided with adepending rod gf, the lower end of which is provided with a weight g2.

The upper side of the valve G is preferably flat and the lower sidethereof conical in form, and secured within the cap or cover andcentrally of the upper part thereof is a tube I-I,

Serial No. 589.184 (No model.)

the lower end of which is larger than the upper end, and said lower endis secured to the partition-plate D, and mounted therein above the valveG is a cap 71 which is hollow and slightly conical in form and the baseof which is directed downwardly, and the tube H is provided with apartition-plate h2, in which is formed a central opening through whichpasses a bolt K, provided with a button or head 7c and on which ismounted a spring L, the lower end of which bears on the partition-plateh2 and the upper end of which bears on a shoulder or projection 7a2,formed on the bolt K, and on one side of the tube H is aninwardly-directed shoulder or projection h5.

The cap or cover B or the body portion thereof is provided with a numberof perforations or openings b4, which are formed therein above thepartition-plate D, and at one side of the bottom of the tube H is anopening M, with which a tube m communicates, which passes upwardly andoutwardly through the conical portion'of the cap or cover, as shown atm2.

Secured to the lower side of the plate or partition D are dependingspring-arms O, the lower ends of which are provided with outwardlydirected projections or heads O2, which are adapted to operate inconnection with the notches or recesses a2, so as to securely connectthe attachment with the neck of the vessel, and the bolt K is adapted tobe depressed, so that the cap h will rest on the valve G,in whichposition the bolt K may be turned so that the shoulder or projection k2will rest beneath the shoulder or projection h3 on the tube H and holdthe bolt in the depressed position, and the bottle will be sealed by thepressure of the cap h on the valve G.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing descriptionwhen taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and thefollowing statement thereof.

In this class of devices the bottle or vessel must iirst be filledbefore the neck attachment is applied, and the bottle or vessel providedwith the neck A having been filled with the desired contents the neckattachment is secured thereto, as will be readily understood, by forcingthe lower end of the body portion B downwardly over the upper end of theneck, in which operation the spring-arms O IOO pass inside of the neckandthe heads or projections O2 enter the notches or recesses 0:2 andsecurely hold the attachment in place and prevent the removal thereof.The outei` end of the tube in may be closed by a cork or plug, ifnecessary, and when it is desired to empty the bottle or vessel ordischarge a portion of its contents said plug or stopper is removed andthe bolt K is turned so as to release the shoulder or projection h3,after which the cap h will be raised by the spring L, and when thebottle or vessel is inverted or tilted the contents thereof will iiowout around the valve, which will leave its seat under the action ofgravity and the pressure of liquids within the bottle or vessel, and thelatter will ilow ont into the lower end of thc tube H and through thetube in, as will be readily understood, and this operation may becontinued or repeated until the bottle or vessel is entirely empty.

If an attempt be made to refill the bottle or vessel by pouring liquidsthercinto, the valve G will at once be reseated and no liquids can enterthe bottle, and said liquids will also flow out through the side portsor openings b4 in the cap or cover. The depending rod g and the weightg2 serve to assist in this opera-tion ofthe valve, and said operation ofthe valve will be the same in any position in which the bottle or vesselmay be held in an attempt to pour liquids thereinto, and said valve mayalso be made to act as a float-valve, in which event no liquids could beforced into the bottle, and if an attempt be made to force liquids int/othe bottle the same would pass out through the lower end of the tube lland the side ports or openings b4, it being observed that the lower endot' the tube ll is also perforated, so as to correspond with the sideports or openings h4.

This device is simple in construction and operation and perfectlyadapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended,while beingalso comparatively inexpensive.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combination with a bottle or other vesselprovided with a neck, of a cap or cover comprising a tubular bodyportion, and a top, said body portion being provided with apartition-plate at or near the middle thereof, the central portion ofwhich is directed upwardly to form a conical extension which is open atthe top, a valve adapted to be seated on said conical extension andhaving a depending rod secured thereto, a weight mounted on the lowerend of said rod, and said valve adapted to close the port or openingthrough said extension, said cover being provided with side ports oropenings above said partition-plate, and means for holding the valve inplace, Substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a bottle or other vessel provided with a neck,of a cap or cover comprising a tubular body portion, and a top,

said body portion being provided with a partition-plate at or near themiddle thereof, the central portion of which is directed upwardly toform a conical extension which is open at the top, a valve adapted to beseated on said conical extension, and to close the port or openingtherethrough, said cover being provided with side ports or openingsabove said partitionsplate, and means for holding the valve in place,consisting ot a vertically-movable cap which is mounted in the lower endol a ccntrai tube which is secured within the cap or cover, and thelower end of which rests upon said partition-plate, and means foroperating said vertically-movable cap, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. The combination with a bottle or other vessel provided with a neck,of a cap or cover comprising a tubular body portion, and a top, saidbody portion being provided with a partition-plate at or near the middlethereof, the central portion of which is directed upwardly to form aconical extension which is open at the top, a valve adapted to be seatedon said conical extension, and to close the port or openingtherethrough, said cover being provided with side ports or openin gsabove said partition-plate, and means for holding the valve in place,consisting of a ve1'tically-1nov able cap which is mounted in the lowerend of a central tube which is secured within the cap or cover, and thelower end of which rests upon said partitionplate, and means foroperating said vertically-movable cap, consisting of a rod which passesthrough the top of the cap or cover, and which is connected therewith,substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination with a bottle or other vessel provided with a neck,of a cap or cover comprising a tubular bodyportion, and a top, said bodyportion being provided with a partitionplate at or near the middlethereof, the central portion of which is directed upwardly to form aconical extension which is open at the top, a valve adapted to be sealedon said conical extension, and to close the port or openingtherethrough, said cover being provided with side ports or openingsabove said partition-plate, and means for holding the valve in place,consisting of a vertically-movable cap which is mounted in the lower endof a central tube which is secured within said cap or cover, and thelower end of which rests upon said partition-plate, and means foroperating saidverticaliy-movable cap, consisting of a rod which passesthrough the top of the cap or cover, and which is connected therewith,and a tube which communicates with the lower end of the central tube,and the end of which extends upwardly and outwardly through the top ofthe cap or cover, substan tially as shown and described.

5. An attachment for the neck of the bottle or other vessel, consistingof a cap or cover, the body portion of which is tubular in form, andprovided with a top, said body portion being provided with apartition-plate at or IOO IIO

near the middle thereof, the central portion of which is upwardly curvedto form a conical extension the Lipper end of which is open, a valveadapted to close the passage through said conical extension, andprovided with a depending Weighted rod, a central tube placed within thecap or cover, and secured to the upper side of said partition-plate, averticallymovable cap placed therein over the valve, and means foroperating' the same, said central tube being larger at the base than atthe upper end, and provided with a tube, which communicates with thelower end thereof, and

ADOLPH W. MORITZ.

lVitnesses:

C. GEEST, (l. G. MILLEN.

